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 conte /ˈkon(n)t/
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 Conte n.; pl. Contes .  A short narrative or tale, esp. one dealing with surprising or marvelous events.
    The conte (sic) is a tale something more than a sketch, it may be, and something less than a short story. . . . The =\“Canterbury Tales” are contes, most of them, if not all, and so are some of the “Tales of a Wayside Inn.”\=    --Brander Matthews.
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